by Kathy Gibson | Apr 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
While people will return to offices and shops at the end of the national lockdown, there is general agreement that the way we work and shop has changed forever. By Francois Joubert, principal: asset management at Aurecon The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 19, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The surge of remote workers and the increase in the public’s demand for online entertainment placed immense pressure on the entire network infrastructure. In turn, this calls the capability of hosting providers to offer quality service into question into question, as...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 19, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The coronavirus will lead to business failures, market consolidation and entrench incumbents with strong balance sheets. Should policymakers react? During South Africa’s state of national disaster, have curtailed the free market and blurred the lines between business,...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 19, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has warned that the country should prepare for a deep recession – but offered hope of a return to economic growth in 2021. According to Ettiene Retief, Ccairman of the national tax and SARS committee at the South African Institute...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Things will never be the same again. The way we used to live, work and interact with one another pre-Covid-19 is over – but there are exciting times ahead, as the new way of doing things is pushing us to be innovative and will act as a catalyst for new technologies....
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
South African financial organisations are exploring the potential use cases for blockchain in their operations, but are exercising caution in its adoption. This is the word from John Singh, a senior systems analyst and head of the Institute of Information Technology...
